The Event Of Osborn Fleet In Late Qing Dynasty And Its Reflection

In the 1860 s,after two Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion,the Qing government decided to buy ships from Britain and set up its own modern navy,which resulted in the event of the Aspen fleet.Although the Osborn fleet was disbanded in only five months,it had an important influence as the first attempt of the Qing government to build a modern navy,and also provided experience and lessons for the construction and development of China’s modern navy.This paper explores the influence and Enlightenment of the Osborn fleet from the beginning to the end.This paper is divided into three parts:Chapter one discusses the background and cause of the shipwreck.First of all,comparing the naval strength of China and Britain,the Qing Dynasty Navy belongs to the ancient Navy with backward weapons and equipment,and the thought of coastal defense is stale.In contrast,after a century’s struggle with the Netherlands and France over sea power and colonies,the British Navy gradually established its maritime hegemony in the world.Secondly,the causes of the incident were analyzed.On the one hand,the two Opium Wars and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement have dealt a heavy blow to the declining Qing Dynasty.The basic reason is that they were used to maintain the rule of the Qing government for the need of diligence,remoteness and suppression.On the other hand,after the Opium War of British invasion of China from the sea,the navy of the Qing army suffered failure.The people of insight of the Qing government realized the importance of the Navy.Therefore,starting from the thought of the foreign division,they decided to take Britain as the division and buy ships to build the modern navy.In this sense,the motivation for building a Navy should be affirmed.Chapter two analyzes the beginning and the end of the Osborn fleet.First of all,it analyzes the early negotiation,including the proposal of motion,the selection of personnel,the negotiation between the two sides,as well as the basic situation of the establishment and composition of the fleet,focusing on the in-depth analysis of the participants;Secondly,after the formal establishment of the fleet of Osborn,the Chinese and foreign sides have carried out in-depth discussion on the conflicts and struggles generated by the fleet;Thirdly,it discusses the outcome of the incident.The analysis and discussion of the final outcome of the Osborn fleet,including the specific treaties signed,the Sino-British standoff and negotiations,the fleet demobilization auction,focusing on the causes and consequences of its dissolution.Chapter three focuses on the lessons and inspirations of Osborn fleet incident.First of all,the profound historical lesson and influence of the fleet itself on the modern navy construction of the Qing Dynasty Including the problems that China should pay attention to when purchasing Western armaments.Although the matter ended in the absence of money and money,it was a meaningful attempt to learn how to deal with the powers.Secondly,the failure of the Qing government to purchase the Osborn fleet to prepare for the new navy inspired China’s Navy construction,such as the need to adhere to independence in opening to the outside world,and the need to respond to the military development The combination of learning from the West and independent research and development,and the realization of a rich country and a strong army are all the thoughts brought to us by this fleet.At present,there are different views on how to evaluate the event.I think that the event is a self-improvement behavior of the Qing government for the purpose of resisting aggression and maintaining its rule,and its purchase of ships is the practice of learning from foreign leaders to control foreign thoughts.The outcome of the event fully exposed the decadence and backwardness of the Qing government.However,the Qing government learned a lesson after the failure of trying to buy a warship,and changed its thinking to develop the Navy independently,which is also an objective positive impact of the event.